Kabler becomes Robin Williams

STANHOPE -- What Roger Kabler does is not an impression. That word isn't sufficient to describe what he does. For an hour or so on stage, he becomes Robin Williams.

And Kabler will bring this amazing comedic performance to the Stanhope House on Sunday evening, March 11. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Kabler headlines this special comedy night, which also includes the former Skippy actor on "Family Ties," Marc Price, and emcee/host Mike Bova.

More than three years have passed since the death of mercurial comic legend Robin Williams, but Kabler resurrects Williams' look, his voice, his manic energy, for an hour at a time on stage in "The Ultimate Robin Williams Tribute Experience."

"You don't have any idea how difficult it is to do this act," Kabler said recently. "It's mentally and physically exhausting. And I feel like Robin is there saying, ‘Do you have any idea how hard it is to come back to life? Especially in your body?'

"My mission is to bring his mission back to life. I think he was on a peacekeeping mission. He was a great soul, like the Dalai Lama. He saw cracking you up as a way of releasing our best sides."

In addition to playing Skippy on "Family Ties," Marc Price also played Eddie "Ragman" Weinbauer in the 1986 film "Trick or Treat" and he appeared with Kevin Dillon in the 1988 action-adventure film "The Rescue." He then hosted the game show "Teen Win, Lose or Draw" on The Disney Channel (1989–1992). While hosting the game show, Price played the young American tourist calling himself Michael J. Fox in "Killer Tomatoes Eat France" in 1991 with John Astin, Angela Visser and Steve Lundquist.

As a stand-up comedian, Price draws heavily on his experiences of growing up in Hollywood. He appeared on "Last Comic Standing" and for over 15 years, was a regular performer at Harrah's in Las Vegas while simultaneously working as a producer in Hollywood.

The Stanhope House is located at 45 Main St., Stanhope. For ticket information, go to www.stanhopehousenj.com or call 973-347-7777.